Go-Backs: About the Tribe
Apr 7, 2014 9:47:53 GMT
Post by The High Ones on Apr 7, 2014 9:47:53 GMT
These tribal lists are not exhaustive! If you are looking to add a character to a tribe and don't see the tribal role or magic you want listed, we would be happy to add it for you!
Tribe name: Go-Backs
Basic Characteristics
Naming Conventions: sound names
Soul Names: no
Life Expectancy: immortal
Height: 3'7" - 4'3"
Skin/Hair: all natural hues
Leadership: determined by feats of strength, until arrival of Sonia, Kahvi's granddaughter.
Bond Animals: none, but they keep elk for riding.
Feelings towards other elf tribes: meh, we could take 'em or leave 'em.
Feelings towards humans: humans suck, but they're way over there and they don't bother us, so...
Feelings towards trolls: we hate trolls. intensely.
Diet: largely carnivorous, but we cook our meat instead of eating it raw. We also munch on native nuts, roots, and berries.
Dwellings: we live in a lodge partially built into the mountain. A large common area sits in the middle with individual sleeping quarters riddled through the mountain, separated by leather curtains.
Tribal Roles and Magic
Chieftess: Sonia
Second in Command: Allegro, Yarl
Combat Instructor: Beku
Crafters: Allegro, Danik, Daryl, Friss, Hida, Kellera, Kiri, Kyatt, Meeran, Sanera, Serj, Yarl, Zeel (apprentice)
Entertainers: Beku, Friss, Garech, Jes, Sanera, Serj, Yarl
Fighters/Hunters: Allegro, Beku, Danik, Garech, Jes, Kellera, Lini, Meeran, Nyrah, Serj, Sonia, Wolfdancer, Yarl, Zeel
Gatherers: Danik, Daryl, Garech, Kyatt, Meeran, Serj, Swifteye, Yarl
Herder: Danik (apprentice), Ruska (NPC)
Midwife: Meeran
Tanner: Oryn (NPC), Sanera
Trappers: Friss (apprentice), Jes, Kellera
Scouts: Beku, Danik, Daryl, Garech, Jes, Kyatt, Lini, Nyrah, Serj, Swifteye, Wolfdancer, Yarl, Zeel
Magic Blocking: Sonia
Metalshaping: Allegro
Rockshaping: Rux
Elders (1000+ turns):
Adults (300 - 999 turns): Allegro, Danik, Eryk, Hida, Lini, Meeran, Ruska, Serj, Yarl, Zeel
Young Adults (25 - 299 turns): Beku, Daryl, Garech, Jes, Kellera, Kyatt, Nyrah, Sonia, Swifteye, Wolfdancer
Fawns (0 - 24 turns): Griff, Friss, Kiri, Sanera, Toma
Beloved Dead: Alyial, Balin, Chev, Eryk, Kesrel, Rehvil, Tengel
Dearly Departed: Nikel, Tyme
Previous Playables: Meridi, Oryn, Ruska (all still with the tribe, but NPCs)
NPCs
Elders
-Rux (adoptable when a slot opens)
Adults
-Ergil: Male. Ruska's father, grandfather of Kiri
-Gol: Male. Danik's father, Eryk's adoptive father.
-Karis: Female, warrior, fierce and hot-headed. One of Allegro's "harem" and bonded to Pelu and Lethe. Birth-mother of Garech.
-Lethe: Female, lover of wine and furs. One of Allegro's "harem" and bonded to Pelu and Karis. Mother of Garech.
-Oryn: Male, tanner. Previously played by Lisa/Aurianfae. Father of Kiri, lovemate of Ruska
-Pelu: Female, lover of stories. The more stable and wise of her family. One of Allegro's "harem" and bonded to Karis and Lethe. Mother of Garech.
-Rhet: Female. Lovemate of Vugad, who is now deceased. Mother of Cheth and Friss.
-Rilla: Female. Ruska's mother, grandmother of Kiri.
-Ruska: Female, elk herder. Previously played by Mia. Lovemate of Oryn, mother of Kiri, half-sister of Garech.
-Rynn: Birth-mother of Kellera and Jok (deceased), mate of Aleen and Vlig
-Sala: Female. Eryk and Danik's mother. A medic of sorts, she is the kind who mothers people who are sick. She has no healing magic but her knowledge of setting bones is good. Even she couldn't fix Oryn's shattered leg.
-Tulen: Male. Egotistical and believes himself a master of trapping, but couldn't catch a cold if he tried.
-Vlig: Mate of Rynn and Aleen, father of Kellera and Meridi. Uses an axe.
Young Adults
-Cheth: Male. Around 55 years old. Fur-mate of Beku, and an archer who is very stealthy. Son of Rhet, brother of Friss.
-Meridi: female, crafter and engineer. Previously played by Lisa/Aurianfae. Lovemate of Beku, sister of Kellera and Sanera, aunt of Jes.
Fawns
-Brall: 21 year old male.
-Rhaina: 23 year old female.
-Toma: 17 years old, born to Meeran A.S. 111.
Flashbacks
-Aleen: Birth-mother of Meridi and Sanera, mate of Rynn and Vlig. died of the troll poison during the war in "Mourning the Dead."
-Braz: Kesrel's son. Male, young adult, currently living elsewhere since a 120 years ago.
-Chev: Beku's mother. Female, adult, passed 20 years ago due to trolls. Commonly used a greatsword.
-Ildiss: Oryn's mother, deceased (about 350 years ago, when Oryn was a child) when they were attacked by trolls. Was a leather-worker that taught Oryn what he knew as a fawn.
-Jena - Female. Balin's mother. Died of the troll poison during the war, in "Long-Awaited Answers," along with her son.
-Jok: died 85 years ago in the Troll Wars. Was hardly old enough to participate in it.
-Keedo: Kesrel's son. Male, young adult, passed 400 years ago due to trolls.
-Scirra: Male. Scout who trained Yarl
-Shiak: Mother of Tolo and Yarl. Crafter, highly skilled at jury-rig repairs. Died some time before Venka joined the tribe.
-Thral: Oryn's father, deceased (about 350 years ago, when Oryn was a child) when they were attacked by trolls. A warrior and a hunter who was excellent with a variety of weapons. Died defending his mate and child.
-Tolo: Brother of Yarl, son of Shiak. Expert rider and warrior who specialized in mounted combat. Died in battle shortly after the Dance in which Yarl was conceived. Preferred weapon: Lance.
-Varesh: Kesrel's daughter. Female, very young adult, passed 120 years ago due to an accident with fire.
-Vugad: Male. Died in "By The Sickbed." Lovemate of Rhet.
Past Chiefs (most recent -> oldest)
Sajin was the oldest leader the Go-Backs can remember. He was a great warrior, but he had little head for tactics or strategy. The next chief was Sajin's son Valfodor. More cautious then his father, he was a better tactician then Sajin, but his personal skill was inferior. He died hunting a snowbear after leading the tribe for 350 turns.
After winning the numerous contests and challenges designed to determine who was strong enough to be the next chief, Raija took the braids. She lasted a solid 650 years. More balanced then either of the two men before her, she had a talent for getting herself into sticky situations, then getting herself out of them at the last second. Unfortunately, her luck ran out after 650 turns of leadership; she couldn't get herself and her fawn out of a troll ambush.
Allegro's predecessor, Kevok, had a fierce and stubborn way of living. She was notorious for not considering or caring about the greater good of the tribe and dragged them as she satisfied her own needs for adventure. Many were too afraid to challenge her, but Serj did; when she almost beheaded him, she laughed in his face and exiled him from the tribe. That attitude lasted her long enough to see Venka's arrival...and Sonia's with it. When Venka came, Kevok gave up her braids to defer to her, though Venka never took up the official Chieftess position. It was always assumed that Sonia would follow Venka as Chieftess, but Sonia left shortly after Venka did, and so the tribe scrambled to elect Allegro before Kevok could bully her way into the position. Kevok never recovered from losing the braids, feeling forced into it by Venka's presence, and died after being impaled on a stag's horns during a hunt.
Celebrations and Rites of Passage
-War Dance
-Mourning Circle
-Sonia's Pass: fawns just starting to come of age are taken by older, more experienced elves to Sonia's Pass, the site where Sonia took the braids, claiming her birthright as a descendant of Kahvi. This journey mimics what the tribe went through during their 10,000 turns as a nomadic people.
-Chief's Walk: a one-on-one hunting journey taken by the chief/tess and an elf becoming a fully-fledged member of the tribe, to help assess skills and placement in the tribe.
Surroundings and Defenses
-lookout/archers' towers
-rotating watches
-traps spread over the mountain
History
-Rayek separated the Go-Backs from the Palace.
-The Go-Backs wandered for thousands of years, trying to get back. They grew and developed different splinter tribes over these many years.
-eventually, our tribe found Venka, or Venka found them. She became a reluctant leader of sorts for a few years. She left suddenly, and her daughter, Sonia, went to look for her. Allegro was Chieftess for a time, until Sonia rejoined the tribe and settled them, ending the centuries of wandering. The settling wasn't uneventful; they had to battle trolls to keep their mountain, but eventually won. After decades on the mountain, another war erupted when the same trolls came back to reclaim the mountain.
Tribe name: Go-Backs
Basic Characteristics
Naming Conventions: sound names
Soul Names: no
Life Expectancy: immortal
Height: 3'7" - 4'3"
Skin/Hair: all natural hues
Leadership: determined by feats of strength, until arrival of Sonia, Kahvi's granddaughter.
Bond Animals: none, but they keep elk for riding.
Feelings towards other elf tribes: meh, we could take 'em or leave 'em.
Feelings towards humans: humans suck, but they're way over there and they don't bother us, so...
Feelings towards trolls: we hate trolls. intensely.
Diet: largely carnivorous, but we cook our meat instead of eating it raw. We also munch on native nuts, roots, and berries.
Dwellings: we live in a lodge partially built into the mountain. A large common area sits in the middle with individual sleeping quarters riddled through the mountain, separated by leather curtains.
Tribal Roles and Magic
Chieftess: Sonia
Second in Command: Allegro, Yarl
Combat Instructor: Beku
Crafters: Allegro, Danik, Daryl, Friss, Hida, Kellera, Kiri, Kyatt, Meeran, Sanera, Serj, Yarl, Zeel (apprentice)
Entertainers: Beku, Friss, Garech, Jes, Sanera, Serj, Yarl
Fighters/Hunters: Allegro, Beku, Danik, Garech, Jes, Kellera, Lini, Meeran, Nyrah, Serj, Sonia, Wolfdancer, Yarl, Zeel
Gatherers: Danik, Daryl, Garech, Kyatt, Meeran, Serj, Swifteye, Yarl
Herder: Danik (apprentice), Ruska (NPC)
Midwife: Meeran
Tanner: Oryn (NPC), Sanera
Trappers: Friss (apprentice), Jes, Kellera
Scouts: Beku, Danik, Daryl, Garech, Jes, Kyatt, Lini, Nyrah, Serj, Swifteye, Wolfdancer, Yarl, Zeel
Magic Blocking: Sonia
Metalshaping: Allegro
Rockshaping: Rux
Elders (1000+ turns):
Adults (300 - 999 turns): Allegro, Danik, Eryk, Hida, Lini, Meeran, Ruska, Serj, Yarl, Zeel
Young Adults (25 - 299 turns): Beku, Daryl, Garech, Jes, Kellera, Kyatt, Nyrah, Sonia, Swifteye, Wolfdancer
Fawns (0 - 24 turns): Griff, Friss, Kiri, Sanera, Toma
Beloved Dead: Alyial, Balin, Chev, Eryk, Kesrel, Rehvil, Tengel
Dearly Departed: Nikel, Tyme
Previous Playables: Meridi, Oryn, Ruska (all still with the tribe, but NPCs)
NPCs
Elders
-Rux (adoptable when a slot opens)
Adults
-Ergil: Male. Ruska's father, grandfather of Kiri
-Gol: Male. Danik's father, Eryk's adoptive father.
-Karis: Female, warrior, fierce and hot-headed. One of Allegro's "harem" and bonded to Pelu and Lethe. Birth-mother of Garech.
-Lethe: Female, lover of wine and furs. One of Allegro's "harem" and bonded to Pelu and Karis. Mother of Garech.
-Oryn: Male, tanner. Previously played by Lisa/Aurianfae. Father of Kiri, lovemate of Ruska
-Pelu: Female, lover of stories. The more stable and wise of her family. One of Allegro's "harem" and bonded to Karis and Lethe. Mother of Garech.
-Rhet: Female. Lovemate of Vugad, who is now deceased. Mother of Cheth and Friss.
-Rilla: Female. Ruska's mother, grandmother of Kiri.
-Ruska: Female, elk herder. Previously played by Mia. Lovemate of Oryn, mother of Kiri, half-sister of Garech.
-Rynn: Birth-mother of Kellera and Jok (deceased), mate of Aleen and Vlig
-Sala: Female. Eryk and Danik's mother. A medic of sorts, she is the kind who mothers people who are sick. She has no healing magic but her knowledge of setting bones is good. Even she couldn't fix Oryn's shattered leg.
-Tulen: Male. Egotistical and believes himself a master of trapping, but couldn't catch a cold if he tried.
-Vlig: Mate of Rynn and Aleen, father of Kellera and Meridi. Uses an axe.
Young Adults
-Cheth: Male. Around 55 years old. Fur-mate of Beku, and an archer who is very stealthy. Son of Rhet, brother of Friss.
-Meridi: female, crafter and engineer. Previously played by Lisa/Aurianfae. Lovemate of Beku, sister of Kellera and Sanera, aunt of Jes.
Fawns
-Brall: 21 year old male.
-Rhaina: 23 year old female.
-Toma: 17 years old, born to Meeran A.S. 111.
Flashbacks
-Aleen: Birth-mother of Meridi and Sanera, mate of Rynn and Vlig. died of the troll poison during the war in "Mourning the Dead."
-Braz: Kesrel's son. Male, young adult, currently living elsewhere since a 120 years ago.
-Chev: Beku's mother. Female, adult, passed 20 years ago due to trolls. Commonly used a greatsword.
-Ildiss: Oryn's mother, deceased (about 350 years ago, when Oryn was a child) when they were attacked by trolls. Was a leather-worker that taught Oryn what he knew as a fawn.
-Jena - Female. Balin's mother. Died of the troll poison during the war, in "Long-Awaited Answers," along with her son.
-Jok: died 85 years ago in the Troll Wars. Was hardly old enough to participate in it.
-Keedo: Kesrel's son. Male, young adult, passed 400 years ago due to trolls.
-Scirra: Male. Scout who trained Yarl
-Shiak: Mother of Tolo and Yarl. Crafter, highly skilled at jury-rig repairs. Died some time before Venka joined the tribe.
-Thral: Oryn's father, deceased (about 350 years ago, when Oryn was a child) when they were attacked by trolls. A warrior and a hunter who was excellent with a variety of weapons. Died defending his mate and child.
-Tolo: Brother of Yarl, son of Shiak. Expert rider and warrior who specialized in mounted combat. Died in battle shortly after the Dance in which Yarl was conceived. Preferred weapon: Lance.
-Varesh: Kesrel's daughter. Female, very young adult, passed 120 years ago due to an accident with fire.
-Vugad: Male. Died in "By The Sickbed." Lovemate of Rhet.
Past Chiefs (most recent -> oldest)
Sajin was the oldest leader the Go-Backs can remember. He was a great warrior, but he had little head for tactics or strategy. The next chief was Sajin's son Valfodor. More cautious then his father, he was a better tactician then Sajin, but his personal skill was inferior. He died hunting a snowbear after leading the tribe for 350 turns.
After winning the numerous contests and challenges designed to determine who was strong enough to be the next chief, Raija took the braids. She lasted a solid 650 years. More balanced then either of the two men before her, she had a talent for getting herself into sticky situations, then getting herself out of them at the last second. Unfortunately, her luck ran out after 650 turns of leadership; she couldn't get herself and her fawn out of a troll ambush.
Allegro's predecessor, Kevok, had a fierce and stubborn way of living. She was notorious for not considering or caring about the greater good of the tribe and dragged them as she satisfied her own needs for adventure. Many were too afraid to challenge her, but Serj did; when she almost beheaded him, she laughed in his face and exiled him from the tribe. That attitude lasted her long enough to see Venka's arrival...and Sonia's with it. When Venka came, Kevok gave up her braids to defer to her, though Venka never took up the official Chieftess position. It was always assumed that Sonia would follow Venka as Chieftess, but Sonia left shortly after Venka did, and so the tribe scrambled to elect Allegro before Kevok could bully her way into the position. Kevok never recovered from losing the braids, feeling forced into it by Venka's presence, and died after being impaled on a stag's horns during a hunt.
Celebrations and Rites of Passage
-War Dance
-Mourning Circle
-Sonia's Pass: fawns just starting to come of age are taken by older, more experienced elves to Sonia's Pass, the site where Sonia took the braids, claiming her birthright as a descendant of Kahvi. This journey mimics what the tribe went through during their 10,000 turns as a nomadic people.
-Chief's Walk: a one-on-one hunting journey taken by the chief/tess and an elf becoming a fully-fledged member of the tribe, to help assess skills and placement in the tribe.
Surroundings and Defenses
-lookout/archers' towers
-rotating watches
-traps spread over the mountain
History
-Rayek separated the Go-Backs from the Palace.
-The Go-Backs wandered for thousands of years, trying to get back. They grew and developed different splinter tribes over these many years.
-eventually, our tribe found Venka, or Venka found them. She became a reluctant leader of sorts for a few years. She left suddenly, and her daughter, Sonia, went to look for her. Allegro was Chieftess for a time, until Sonia rejoined the tribe and settled them, ending the centuries of wandering. The settling wasn't uneventful; they had to battle trolls to keep their mountain, but eventually won. After decades on the mountain, another war erupted when the same trolls came back to reclaim the mountain.
